Scrap Bag: Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) with Kathleen Gros

September 30, 2022 00:31:49
Scrap Bag: Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) with Kathleen Gros
Jo's Boys: A Little Women Podcast
Scrap Bag: Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) with Kathleen Gros

Sep 30 2022 | 00:31:49

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Show Notes

This week, we're chatting with cartoonist Kathleen Gros about her graphic novel Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of), which reimagines Jo March as a middle schooler discovering her queer identity and navigating a crush on Freddie, a girl who works with her on the school's paper. Kathleen is also the author of the forthcoming Anne, a contemporary retelling of Anne of Green Gables, which is due out this summer and, yes, promises budding romance between Anne and one Diana Barry. When Kathleen's not writing queer-as-hell adaptations of your favorite classics, she teaches comics at Langara College. You can visit her online at kagcomix.com and on Twitter at kagcomix.

Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It also interpolates the cover art for Hena Khan's book "More to the Story," with permission from Simon & Schuster. Our theme music is Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major. This episode was edited by Antoinette Smith and transcribed by Lou Balikos.

A transcript of this episode is available here.

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